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"monopolies are solely created by government" is false
Posted on: November 17, 2020 at 17:55:41 CT
zounami
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Why do so many simply not grasp that free speech does not
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:15:09
RE: Why do so many simply not grasp that free speech does not
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sarasotatiger
MU
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11/17 18:08:48
So Trump and Giuliani had poor parenting?(nm)
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miz_zou
MU
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11/17 17:39:05
The meaning of 'free speech' has evolved in the digital age.
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:22:45
so you're saying social media is a utility now
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:23:31
To an extent, yes. (nm)
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:31:15
there’s that fascism (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:36:32
It should only be regulated to the extent that government
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:34:04
What special privilege was rendered?
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DC Jayhawk
KU
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11/17 18:10:09
They were granted immunity from civil defamation lawsuits,
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:11:19
At the very least, yes... but if their monopoly power
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:44:53
they are not monopolies
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:48:04
"monopolies are solely created by government" is false
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:55:41
no, it is 100% correct
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:56:34
name a monopoly that wasn't (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:56:34
The many companies that warranted the antitrust laws we
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:09:44
lol no
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pickle
MU
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11/17 18:13:22
Investopedia is a far more credible source than that...
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:15:47
lmao (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 18:35:12
no (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 18:16:27
They are absolutely monopolies in every sense of the word...
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:54:29
or a news aggregator that competes with Yahoo!
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:56:13
they are not
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:55:37
No one forces anyone to use those social media platforms
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:46:54
Their monopoly power gives the consumer little choice...
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:51:33
they aren't a monopoly
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:55:32
That's like arguing "you don't have to go to the Town Square
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:01:07
no, i’m sorry, but you’re wrong
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pickle
MU
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11/17 18:14:38
Yes, as in *one* entity dominates a market...
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:18:22
that is incorrect, Spanky (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 18:21:36
try Binging "monopoly" and read what it is
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 18:06:21
definition of monopoly...
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:10:33
that is not the definition of monopoly (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 18:15:12
you should let Investopedia know (nm)
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zounami
MU
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11/17 18:19:51
RE: you should let Investopedia know (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 18:39:41
it’s a common misunderstanding
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pickle
MU
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11/17 18:22:52
they wouldn't need those "special privileges" if that same
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:35:26
Huh?.. Section 230 protects them from CIVIL lawsuits...
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zounami
MU
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11/17 17:42:41
you mean the law that is made by the government?
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:52:28
yep (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:37:52
so more government?
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:32:13
what should people be punished for saying? (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:19:34
That ku deserved to be in the orange 🍊 bowl nm
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yy4u
MU
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11/17 17:38:16
ok, I'll give you that (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:38:59
Yelling FIRE ! in a crowded theater ? (nm)
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Nohawks
KC
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11/17 17:28:43
why would someone be punished for that?
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:29:49
he wants to burn in peace, pickle (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:30:08
That can actually be kind of fun
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:29:13
I can see old timers getting trampled to death
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Nohawks
KC
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11/17 17:30:12
At least they won't die of COVID which many here seem to
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:31:09
Amen(nm)
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Toger
STL
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11/17 17:34:36
That could be a rather extensive list
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:21:15
yes (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:29:59
stuff like
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:22:02
Really?
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4TigersinMichigan
MU
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11/17 17:26:48
people aren't punished for that? (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:27:11
he’s confused (nm)
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pickle
MU
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11/17 17:30:20
as usual (nm)
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ashtray
UF
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11/17 17:30:42